Comparison of the Effect of Pain Neuroscience Education Combined With Physiotherapy, and Physiotherapy Alone in Temporomandibular Disorders
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Conditions studied: Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
In brief
This research study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of Pain Neuroscience Education (PNE) when it is added to a physiotherapy program for people experiencing chronic temporomandibular disorders (TMD). To see whether adding PNE to physiotherapy program would provides additional benefits in reducing pain intensity, improving psychological well-being, and enhancing functional outcomes. The findings are expected to provide new insights into more comprehensive and patient-centered treatment strategies for managing chronic TMD. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: Control Group: Physiotherapy only PNE Group: Physiotherapy plus Pain Neuroscience Education Both groups will receive their respective treatments for a set period of time.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07147764
- Run by
- Ainaz Shahedi
- People needed
- 36
- Starts
- 2025-09-14
- Expected to finish
- 2026-06-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-10-03
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Diagnosed with pain-related TMDs according to DC/TMD guidelines
- Chronic TMD pain, defined as experiencing pain for at least six months and feeling the pain during the last 30 days
- Age between 18-65 years
You may not qualify if…
- Illiterate patients
- Severe depression (medical diagnoses)
- Previous diagnosis of uncontrolled psychiatric disorder neurodegenerative diseases
- Clinical history of tumors in the craniofacial region
- Patients in the post dental surgery period
- Patients who were submitted to previous physical therapy in the past year or to any health/pain education strategy
- Pregnant women
- Infections, whiplash-associated disorders and with chronic degenerative inflammatory or neurologic disorders
Where it is running
- Istanbul Medipol University — Istanbul, Kavacik, Turkey (Türkiye) (enrolling)
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